New Mexico § 60-2E-62 - Crime; unlawful possession of gaming device
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 60-2E-62 — Crime; unlawful possession of gaming device, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 60-2E-62. Crime; unlawful possession of gaming device
A. It is unlawful for a person intentionally to possess an unlicensed or illegal gaming
device, except that: (1) a distributor licensee or a manufacturer licensee may possess an unlicensed gaming
device while awaiting transfer of the gaming device to a gaming operator licensee
for licensure; and (2) a person may possess an unlicensed gaming device for the limited purposes provided
for in Section 60-2E-13.1 NMSA 1978 . B. A person may possess an antique gambling device as defined in Subsection A of Section 30-19-1 NMSA 1978 , provided the antique gambling device is not used in gambling. C. A person violating this section is guilty of a fourth degree felony and shall be
sentenced pursuant to Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978 .
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 60-2E-62 ("Crime; unlawful possession of gaming device") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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